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1972 Maine Black Bears football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1972

| team = Maine Black Bears

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Yankee Conference

| short_conf = Yankee

| record = 3–6

| conf_record = 1–4

| head_coach = Walter Abbott

| hc_year = 6th

| captain = James Reid

| captain2 = Robert McConnell

| stadium = Alumni Field

}}

{{1972 Yankee Conference football standings}}

The 1972 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. In its sixth season under head coach Walter Abbott, the team compiled a 3–6 record (1–4 against conference opponents) and finished fifth out of six teams in the Yankee Conference. James Reid and Robert McConnell were the team captains.{{cite web|title=2019 Maine Football Media Guide |publisher=University of Maine |year=2019 |page=86 |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/umaine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2019/8/17/2019_Maine_Football_Media_Guide.pdf|accessdate=September 22, 2021}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1972

| rankdivision = small college

| poll = AP

| attend = y

| source = y

|September 15|at|Boston University|Alumni Field|Orono, ME|W 25-7|6,898–9,000|{{cite news|title=BU fumbles 6 times as Maine wins, 25-7|newspaper=The Boston Globe|author=Bob Monahan|date=September 16, 1972|page=22|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97941645/bu-fumbles-6-times-as-maine-wins-25-7/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|September 23|at|UMass|Alumni Stadium|Amherst, MA|L 0-37|8,500–9,500|{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (UMass) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/400/stats/13168 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 24, 2022 }}

|September 30||Bucknell|Alumni Field|Orono, ME|L 14-17|5,000–5,500|{{cite news |title=Bisons Edge U-M on Field Goal |first=Owen |last=Osborne |date=October 2, 1972 |page=15 |newspaper=Bangor Daily News |location=Bangor, Maine|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71149328/1972-bucknell-maine/ }} Attendance figure of 5,000 in {{cite news |title=Bisons Topple Maine |date=October 2, 1972 |page=12 |newspaper=The Daily Item |location=Sunbury, Pa. }}

|October 7||Rhode Island|Alumni Field|Orono, ME|W 10-7|6,300–7,000|{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Rhode Island) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/572/stats/13168 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 29, 2022 }}

|October 14|at|New Hampshire|Cowell Stadium|Durham, NH|L 14-17|12,733–14,700|{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (New Hampshire) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/469/stats/13168 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 26, 2022 }}

|October 21|at|Connecticut|Memorial Stadium|Storrs, CT|L 9-31|10,000–10,765|{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Connecticut) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/164/stats/13168 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 26, 2022 }}

|October 28||Lafayette|Alumni Stadium|Orono, ME|W 16-6|7,588|{{cite news|title=Maine Whips Lafayette On 4th-Period Rally 16-6|newspaper=The Morning Call|date=October 29, 1972|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85923875/maine-whips-lafayette-on-4th-period/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 4||Vermont|Alumni Field|Orono, ME|L 14-15|4,513–5,000|{{cite news|title=New Hampshire, Vermont win|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=November 5, 1972|page=76|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85923734/new-hampshire-vermont-win/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78843179/vermont-rally-nips-maine-1514/|work=The Bangor Daily News|title=Vermont rally nips Maine, 15–14|date=November 6, 1972|accessdate=June 2, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 11|at|No. 1 Delaware|Delaware Stadium|Newark, DE|L 0-62|18,016–18,018|{{cite news|title=Delaware raps Maine, 62-0|newspaper=The Record|date=November 12, 1972|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85923589/delaware-raps-maine-62-0/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Maine) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/380/stats/13168 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 25, 2022 }}

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